bluespot jawfish

We had this guy for about a month and a half, before he died mysteriously.  This is probably the coolest reef related picture I've ever taken though, so I thought I would share.  We still have the tailspot blenny who is a beautiful little fish, but is a bit of a bully (good thing he's small!).

 

They are notorious jumpers (need something smaller than eggcrate covering the tank). They are also easily stressed from what I have read. Ours seemed to be thriving right up until we lost him. The only thing that seemed out of the ordinary is that a day before we lost him, he started swimming around the tank probably 85% of the time, rarely spending time in his burrow. He had a really cool personality (very inquisitive), and his behavior was fascinating - it was hilarious to watch him pick up a snail or crab that ventured too close to his burrow and spit it halfway across the tank! I'd definitely like to have another one at some point.

 

I actually found him at Coralville Bay of all places. And the girl working there sold him to me for $60 (which is really quite cheap - online I usually see them for $99 to $150). I felt kind of bad when we got home and realized the going rate on them. Sometimes you can find them on the Diver's Den at liveaquaria, and if I got one again, that is where I would get it because of their great quarantine process. I have read a few different places that if a BSJF makes it over the 30 day mark you will usually be ok, and as far as I know liveaquaria holds fish for about 30 days before they send them out, and they have a 14 day guarantee too. They may be a bit more expensive from there than from other retailers, but at least you get to see the specific fish, plus the quarantine, plus the two week guarantee. If I see one on diver's den I'll let you know. /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

Here's another picture of him, where you can see his whole body.

 

That'll be awesome tibbs - share pictures when you set it up!!

Bighack - I lucked out and found mine locally, but it's the only time I've seen one around here. I think they're usually $100-150 online. You need a deep sand bed, a well covered top (holes smaller than eggcrate), and no aggressive fish (aggressive fish stress them out).